1979 Rhodesian constitutional referendum

May 2023 May 2023 1969 1969 Rhodesian constitutional referendum 2000 2000 Zimbabwean constitutional referendum 30 January 1979 Rhodesia 57,269 9,805 764 94,900 A constitutional referendum was held in Rhodesia on 30 January 1979. It followed the Internal Settlement drawn up between Prime Minister Ian Smith and Abel Muzorewa, leader of the non-violent UANC.The New York Times John F. Burns Rhodesian Whites Vote to Accept Limited Rule by Black Majority. https://www.nytimes.com/1979/01/31/archives/rhodesian-whites-vote-to-accept-limited-rule-by-black-majority.html 31 January 1979 10 June 2024The Washington Post Caryle Murphy Rhodesian Whites Vote Endorsement Of Limited Black-Rule Constitution https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1979/01/31/rhodesian-whites-vote-endorsement-of-limited-black-rule-constitution/c3e7fde4-ab63-42cb-b6d1-9cb2300d60b4/ 31 January 1979 11 June 2024 The new constitution would bring in black majority rule in the country, which would be renamed Zimbabwe Rhodesia. The settlement was supported by the ruling Rhodesian Front, but opposed by the Rhodesian Action Party, which had broken away from the Front. The referendum was open only to white voters, passing by 85%. Voter turnout was 71.5%.30 January 1979 Constitutional Referendum https://web.archive.org/web/20190406030234/http://africanelections.tripod.com/zw.html#1979_Constitutional_Referendum 6 April 2019 African Elections Database Despite the transition to majority rule following elections in April, the country remained unrecognised by the international community, and the Patriotic Front parties continued the Bush War until the signing of the Lancaster House Agreement and fresh elections in 1980. Results 57269 9805 764 94900 African Elections Database Aftermath Rhodesian Action Party president Ina Bursey denounced the "yes" vote in the referendum, declaring "The Rhodesian people have sold their souls to the devil and deserve to reap the fruits of the whirlwind."African Recorder, Volume 18, page 5014 She announced that the party would be dissolved and that she would be emigrating from Rhodesia.The Economist, Volume 270, Part 2, page 40 See also 1992 South African apartheid referendum References Rhodesia Constitutional referendum Category:Constitutional referendums in Zimbabwe